This is an online blog journal of all my kitesurfing activities. I blog and log every kitesurfing session and provide information on skills progression, gear, weather and locations. I am based in Melbourne, Australia where we are blessed with good winds and some wonderful kitesurfing. I also take kitecam photos and video. I also record many sessions with a GPS.

Saturday, September 24, 2011

Mentone - the first south easterly for Spring

The first south easterly for this Spring, and it was nice. I headed for Mentone and met Franz at the beach. We figured Altona would be quite crowded given the wind direction.

I couldn't resist a Kransky sausage with sauerkraut and mustard before the session from the sausage caravan vendor there.

It was really nice to have a side onshore breeze and some sunshine. There were a few windsurfers out too. Franz blew out a fin box which cut his session short, but he provided this photo of me kiting.

I did some nice jumps when the wind picked up, but there did not seem to be enough to do some good air gybes. I did a few and barely got off the water.

There was a nice small surf close to the shore and some big rollers further out. I attempted a backroll and succeeded in only doing half one - more commitment required.

At one stage there was about 8 kites on the water and around 5 windsurfers. Almost crowded!

It was a nice long session at 1.5 hours. Up on the grass I was packing away my kite when another dude landed his right next to me. I don't know why he didn't just land it on the beach and walk up the path. There were power lines and Beach Road only a few meters away.

Not much in the way of skills progression today, but a very satisfying session.

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This blog records my kitesurfing sessions and skills progression, along with information on gear, weather and locations. I am based in Melbourne, Australia where we are blessed with good winds and some wonderful kitesurfing locations.